The necessity of failure: Gaming as a metaphor for learning and living. Failure teaches you something, while success - or at least a lack of immediate failure - teaches you nothing. There is a deeper parallel here, though, beyond logic puzzles and video games. In life, during our seven or eight decades on this earth (good luck permitting), this is precisely how we learn, how we discover new things and find better ways to do old things. So remember that next time you're tempted to swear at your screen or throw your controller. Failure can be frustrating as hell, but it's making you a better player, just like failures in your life make you a better, smarter, and more capable person.

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